Film mount



Aug. 3l, 1954 R l JOHNSON 2,687,590

FILM MOUNT Filed OC.. 11, 1951 Jv /a -f 32 3,

I N V EN TOR.

Patented Aug. 31, 1954 UNITED STATES Nr oFFicE FILM MOUNT Applicationotober 11, 1951,1Serial No. 250,921

1 Claim.

` My invention relates to improvements in lm mounts and the like` which are. used to hold lms for display or examination. The nlm mounts of my invention are particularly useful for holding a group of dental X-ray hns, which constitute a complete X-ray presentation of the upper and lower teeth', in such manner that these filmsmay be viewed in the approximate relationship in which the subjects of thenlms appear in a persons mouth. Such nlm mounts may also be made of a size to hold oneor more X-ray lms where a complete. X-ray presentation is unnecessary.

`One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved lm mount into which .the lms may be readily insertedandremoved, but held in place, in the vnormal use of the lm mount.

Another object of vmy invention is to provide a nlm mount which provides ready 'inspection of al1 portions of a nlm held within the mount.

Another object of'my'invention is to provide a lm mount havingV transparent front and back sheets, one of whichis appropriately embossed or up-set to furnish pockets' for receiving the lms.

A further object of my invention is to provide a nlm mount in which the adhesive ordinarily used to hold the frontand back sheets together is confined between ribsembossed in one of the sheets.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a nlm mount which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture in quantity production.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a front view of l-my improved lm mount;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the front or top sheet of the lm mount showing the lm viewing apertures, the embossed panels to frame and hold the films,V and the lm insertion openings;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section taken along the line 3-``3 of Fig. 1;

' Fig. 4 is an enlargedv fragmentary cross-section taken along Athe lines 4 4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section similar to Fig. 4 but which shows a modiiication of my improvedfilm .mount in which the rear sheet is embossed to provide pockets for receiving the lm and-holding it in place Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section similar to Fig. 4, vvbut .which shows, a. modification of the film mount of Figs. 1 and 2, including embossed ribson the underside of the front sheet. for confining the adhesive material in its proper place and preventing such adhesive material from entering the lm receiving pockets; and

Fig. 7. is a front view of anv ordinary dental X- ray nlm of the type to be..used.with myA film mount.

My improved film mount comprises a back sheet lll and a front or top sheet, [2,.both preferably made ottransparentacetate or cellulose material, The. back sheet may be of a generally rectangular shapeand of a size toacoommodate the Ynumber of films. toV be included withiny the lm mount.

The front sheety l2 is provided witha plurality of. apertures Iiof a size smaller than the lms to be held. These apertures provide greater light transmission through the `llmandan opening through which the ilm may becontacted to slide it .in and outof the film holderfor more detailed consideration. In addition, the.v front sheet 2, as shown more particularly in Fig. 4, is scored and embossedadjacent the sides and bottoms of the .apertures i4 to provide raised panel portions I6 which, when the front .and back sheetsy are secured together, form frame members and pockets to receive. the vside and bottom'margins of the lm 15' and to hold the lrn in place between the frontand back sheets. The front sheet l2 also has tapered openings I8 spaced from and above `the apertures. I4 through which openings the lms maybe inserted when the front and rear portions are secured together. The panel member 20 of the front sheet l2 between the aperture I4 and the. opening I8 isalso embossed to. space this member from the back sheet and serves as theY top panel of the pocket to hold the top margin of the film in place when the lm is inserted in thepocket. It will be noted that the marginalv frame members i6 and 2U surrounding the aperture I4 are embossed and raised slightly from the frontv sheet, and that portions are outl out ofthe front sheet ton `form the apertures l 4 and the openings l 8. There thus remains in its -origin'aliiat conditiontop areas 2d which may be used for patient identication, date of X-ray, 'doctors name, or other identifying or advertising media, side strips 26, bottom strip 23, and strips 30 intermediate adjacent embossed panels. When the front and back sheets are brought together these fiat areas 24, 26, 28 and 30 of the front sheet will be in contact with and present adhesive areas to secure the front and rear sheets together.

The fabrication of the film mount described above is as follows. Rectangular sheets of appropriate size are cut from fiat stock or roll iilm to provide the back sheet l0. Upon this back sheet a suitable adhesive 3i is then applied by means of a form having raised portions defining the area to which the adhesive is to be applied. These raised portions on the form correspond to the areas 24, 26, 28 and 30 of the front sheet. These .raised portions are coated with a layer of adhesive of appropriate thickness in any conventional manner, and the form is then applied to the back sheet transferring strips of adhesive to the back sheet in such manner that these strips will be in register with these adhesive areas of the front sheet when the two sheets are brought together.

Other rectangular sheets for use as front sheets l2 of appropriate size are cut from rolls or flat stock of iilm. These sheets are then placed in a cutting and embossing die. In this die the portions forming the apertures I4 and the film receiving openings I8 are cut out of the front sheet and the sheet is scored with score lines 22 to facilitate embossing. The panels I6 between the score lines 22 and the edges of the apertures i4 and the panel member 20 are embosed by deforming these portions so that when the sheet is removed from the die the panel members surrounding the aperture are raised slightly from the remainder of the sheet. The front and back sheets are then brought together with the adhesive 3l on the back sheet contacting the flat areas 24, 26, 28 and 30 of the front sheet, and the two sheets are then pressed together in some conventional manner, as by running the sheets between pressure rollers. It will thus be seen, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, that when the front and back sheets are secured together the embossed panel members I6 and 20 will be spaced from the backing sheet to provide pockets for the ready insertion and removal of the iilms through openings i8.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modification of my invention in which the backing sheet i@ is embossed to provide recessed portions 32 and the front sheet is provided with apertures and openings similar to those identified at it and IB in Fig. 2, but in which the sheet is otherwise flat. The recessed portions 32 are of a peripheral size slightly larger than the size of the lm to be inserted and of a depth slightly greater than the thickness of the film to be received in the iilm holder. The apertures I4 of the front sheet are smaller in area than the depressed portion, thus providing panel members which overlap the marginal edge of the film when the film is received in the recessed portions 32. In this modication the recessed areas include all of the area of the backing sheet except that area coated with adhesive 3| as described heretofore in connection with Fig. l.

In the structure shown in Fig. 5, the films, when inserted through the openings I8, will be received into the recessed portions 32 and tho marginal edges of the iilms will be overlapped by the panel member I6 to hold the films in place.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modification of the structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The front sheet I2 of the structure of Fig. 6 is identical with that shown in Fig. 2 except that when this sheet is placed in the cutting and forming die the sheet, in addition to being scored along lines 22 and embossed to provide marginal frame members I6 and 2B, is further embossed to provide ribs 33 on the underside of the front sheet along lines corresponding with the score lines 22. These ribs extend rearwardly a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the front sheet. As pointed out heretofore, the score lines 22 appear on the front sheet substantially in line with the edges of the strips of the adhesive 3| coated on the rear sheet. By embossing these ribs 33 on the underside of the front sheet immediately' behind the score lines the ribs serve to separate the adhesive contacting area of the underside of the front sheet from the embossed panel members I6. It is thus apparent that when the front sheet of the film mount is brought into contact with the adhesive coated back sheet, the ribs 33 on the underside of the front sheet will rst contact the back sheet at the side edges of the strips of adhesive, and as the sheets are pressed together these ribs will confine the adhesive within its proper space and prevent any excess adhesive from being squeezed out into the space intended to receive the edges of the iilms.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an improved pocketed film holder having transparent front and back sheets which permit the whole of the film to be viewed without removing the ilms from the holder. I have also provided a two-sheet lm holder having pockets to receive the films and into which pockets the films may be readily inserted and removed. In the structure shown in Fig. 6 I have provided a iilm mount in the assembly of which the adhesive is positively confined to the area in which the adhesive contact is to be made, and the adhesive is positively prevented from being squeezed into the Film receiving pockets.

While there is shown and described herein certain structures illustrating the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto or thereby but may assume numerous other forms and includes all modifications, variations and equivalents coming within the scope of the following claim.

I claim:

A film mount for dental X-rays and the like comprising a flat back sheet of transparent material, a front sheet also of transparent material bonded by adhesive material to the back sheet at spaced points to provide a laminated structure, said front sheet having a plurality of X-ray picture-receiving pockets formed therein by embossing outwardly portions of said sheet, at least one such picture-receiving pocket being substantially rectangular in form and being defined on three sides by straight-line junctures of said substantially rectangular embossment with the unembossed portion of said front sheet, said front sheet having parallel side ribs formed on the back face thereof and surrounding said pocket, said ribs confining said adhesive material to the desired bonding area between said ribs to provide a picture-viewing space, the central portion of said one rectangular embossment being cut away in the offset embossed area to provide a window, and a picture-receiving slot on the fourth side of said rectangular embossment, said fourth side being the side above the rectangular embossment, said slot having substantial width in plan projection and being dened at one side by the juncture of said one rectangular embossrnent with the adjacent unembossed portion of the front sheet and being defined on the opposite side by a line extending through said offset em- 5 bossed area of said rectangular embossment to thereby extend substantially throughout the inclined portion between the embossed and unembossed portions of said front sheet, the unembossed portions of said' front sheet immedi- 10 ately adjacent to said junctures being firmly bonded to said back sheet.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Caterson Oct. 21, 1873 Odgers July 3, 1894 Ainsworth Mar. 7, 1939 Rinn Sept. 25, 1945 Hermon June 23, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Nov. 11, 1903 Great Britain Aug. 25, 1927 Great Britain Oct. 20, 1932 

